Another Frankie: Art-Phoenix

Sunday was our last day in Phoenix and since it was spent at coffee shops and walking around the city's art district it was easily my favorite day out of the trip. After recommendation from a friend and her sister who lives in the area, I managed to drag my wilderness loving spent-nine-years-in-Alaska-fishing-and-I-hate-the-city parents to a hipster filled coffee shop in the Roosevelt district for some quiche and a vanilla soy latte before I tried to convince to them that simply walking around the city to see the sights was a good idea. Yes, even if it was Sunday morning and nothing would be open. Yeah that didn't really happen, but we did end up driving around the area, and it was amazing. I was in heaven. The Roosevelt District is just crazy cool and everywhere you look are buildings and houses covered head to toe in beautiful bright weird art.

After a few minutes of me freaking out from utter joy in the car and my parents commenting on where they went wrong with the kid who wants to walk around the slums of phoenix, I finally got my dad to pull over and let me out near a wall I particularly loved. Basically, I was frolicking around a public place taking photos while my parents laughed at me and my Dad smoked a cigar. We're a pretty great family. Along the way I found a big beautiful wall that just felt like it belonged with my outfit for the day, so here is just a tiny piece of what the day had to offer.

Something about the city always makes me want to dress a little nicer and wear something that just makes me feel pretty, so this was the day I decided to go for a skirt. The combination was a new one for me and very pastel. I never wear pastel. Usually I hate pastel, but there was something about the pairing that clicked. I love the whimsy of my whale shirt and the pop of my neon pink belt against the more muted colors. I also really enjoyed how all of the pink brought out the color in my hair. I kept the summer feels throughout the outfit by finishing with a collection of jewelry I got from various beaches and my nice sandals. I felt light and pretty in the outfit, and it definitely made me start to reconsider my opinions of the pastel color pallet.